Wu Anhou became more and more happy with the praise from other colleagues, and even felt a little dizzy when walking.
The emperor said that after the plague is over, he will reward Chen Nian and Xia Tian. As for the last incident in Xiawan Village, the emperor directly conferred the title of Consort Xia on her.
Since he had solved such a serious problem as the cholera in the capital, he would definitely receive a lot of rewards.
Chen Nian and Xia Tian did not expect any big reward. The main thing was that the cholera was solved, and then they could finally go out normally.
Her restaurant is also about to reopen.
The cholera in the entire city was under control, and the subsequent matters were left to Shen Nian and Lord Lin.
I've been very busy these days, running around in several places every day. Although we're all in Beijing, it's a very big city and I'm exhausted from running around.
Now that the problem was solved, the mood relaxed and the old lady's greetings resumed.
But she got up late as expected.
By the time she had packed up and hurried to the old lady's yard, Liu, the second lady and the others had already paid their respects and were ready to leave.
But she hadn't arrived yet, so I sat down a little late.
Xia Tian quickly lowered his head and apologized to the old lady.
"I'm sorry, old lady, my granddaughter-in-law accidentally overslept."
"It's okay. You've worked hard helping the emperor these days." The old lady said kindly.
The look in her eyes softened a lot.
Xia Tian shuddered secretly. She really couldn't get used to the old lady being so kind to her.
When I saw her before, I either treated her as air or looked at her coldly. This was the first time I heard her speak in such a gentle tone.
"Thank you, old lady." Xia Tian quickly bowed.
"Sister-in-law is really amazing. She's not home every day. Is she working for the emperor?
I was wondering what my sister-in-law was doing outside!"
Just as everyone was about to leave, Shen Lan suddenly spoke, and after she finished speaking, she pretended to cover her mouth and smiled, as if she was envious of Xia Tian.
But Xia Tian could hear the sarcasm in the tone.
This is to lead others to her being away from home every day.
Liu agreed, "We women should stick to our duties. Things outside the home are men's business, so it's better for women to stay out of it."
"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? The old lady has already said that girl Xia is working for the emperor." The second wife couldn't help but speak up for her.
"Yes, yes, it's a blessing for our Wu'an Marquis Mansion that Miss Xia is valued by the emperor." The third wife, Mrs. Ye, also spoke up.
Xia Tian looked up at the Third Madam curiously. This was the first time she saw the Third Madam standing on her side.
The third wife felt a little uncomfortable with her gaze and turned her head away.
"Third Aunt means the relationship between my eldest sister-in-law and the emperor..." Shen Lan paused deliberately, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, looking extremely surprised.
"Chen Lan, do you think you can plot against the emperor?" The old lady shouted loudly with a sullen face, startling everyone in the room.
It seemed that she was really angry, as she even called her beloved granddaughter by her full name.
Shen Lan was also frightened and shuddered. After she came to her senses, she felt a little unwilling and said aggrievedly, "Grandmother, Lan'er is not making up stories about the emperor. Lan'er is just reminding my sister-in-law.
She's a married woman, but she's still running around every day. Isn't that a bit unfaithful to her husband?"
After saying that, he glared at Xia Tian.
"You can't even mention the emperor." The old lady scolded with a dark face.
"Yes, grandma, Lan'er will never dare to do it again." Shen Lan quickly admitted her mistake to the old lady.
Before Xia Tian could get a word in, Chen Lan and Liu criticized him so much.
So, he said in a cold tone, "Chen Lan, are you jealous of me?"
"Humph, what are you jealous of?" Shen Lan rolled her eyes at her.
"They are jealous of my talent, jealous that I can be appreciated by the emperor, jealous that I can help the emperor with things like a man." Xia Tian listed them one by one.
At the end, he didn't forget to mock her, "Unlike you, you are just a fool who can do nothing, knows nothing, and doesn't know what it means to be humble."
"Who are you calling a fool?" Chen Lan ran to Xia Tian angrily and questioned him.
"I'm talking to you. Didn't you hear clearly?" Xia Tian repeated with a sullen face.
"Xia, how can you talk like that?" Liu also frowned and scolded her.
"Isn't what I said clear enough? Don't you know that Chen Lan is a idiot?" Xia Tian didn't care whether Liu was upset or not, and directly confronted her.
"You——" Shen Lan raised her hand, ready to hit her.
This is the opportunity summer has been waiting for!
"Pa", before Shen Lan's hand fell, her head was slapped by Xia Tian, and a red slap mark quickly appeared on her fair face.
"You--" Shen Lan covered her face and turned away in disbelief. Before she could finish her words, Xia Tian raised his hand and slapped her on the other side of the face.
This sudden action stunned everyone in the room. Before they could react, another loud slap was heard.
Everyone looked at Shen Lan who was slapped twice and was completely stunned. They didn't react for a long time.
Including Shen Lan.
I even forgot to cry.
She probably didn't expect that Xia Tian would slap her in front of the old lady.
It was the old lady who reacted first, "Xia, you are so outrageous!"
I just praised her a few words, and she doesn't take me seriously anymore?
He actually dared to attack her in front of her. He is really lawless.
"Old Madam, if what Shen Lan just said gets to the emperor's ears, I don't need to tell you what will happen to the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, right?"
Xia Tian's face also turned cold. She could see that when something happened, the old lady would still side with her own granddaughter.
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